Season 21 of The Bachelorette hasn’t even hit Hometown Dates but and already, we all know who our subsequent The Bachelor star shall be.
At the top of Episode 6, Jenn Tran despatched Grant Ellis dwelling together with Sam McKinney and Spencer Conley.
Then, in a shock transfer, Grant Ellis was named as the following The Bachelor lead.
After Grant didn’t get a rose from Jenn on the rose ceremony, he was upset.
“I want a family. I want to be happy. I want a wife. I want to be in love. I want that,” Grant mentioned as he made his exit. “I want to give everything to somebody, and I want them to give everything to me in return.”
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In a shock transfer, ABC introduced that Grant would have his probability when he returned in Season 29 as The Bachelor lead.
Grant Ellis takes over as The Bachelor for Season 29
This will make historical past for Bachelor Nation once more, as Grant would be the second Black Bachelor star to steer the present following Matt James.
Last season, we obtained to know Joey Graziadei higher on Season 28 as he made his approach by means of a bevy of beauties and in the end proposed to Kelsey Anderson.
That was the primary season in just a few years the place Bachelor Nation was actually excited in regards to the lead following ho-hum seasons that includes Zach Shallcross and Clayton Echard.
Who is Grant Ellis?
Grant’s casting as The Bachelor might come as a shock to some The Bachelorette viewers resulting from his low-key time on Jenn Tran’s season.
While he was actually one in all her favourite males, making it to fifth place, he was not a standout when it comes to who obtained essentially the most display screen time.
Here’s what you should know in regards to the subsequent Bachelor star:
Grant is a former skilled basketball participant and present day dealer. He performed ball at New York’s Iona University and Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut earlier than making a profession out of the game. He’s nonetheless an enormous basketball fan and admits that he likes to cheer for the Lakers.
The 30-year-old can also be a singer, having launched himself to Jenn at first of The Bachelorette season with a music he wrote about making her Mrs. Ellis. He additionally has mentioned that he loves karaoke so we count on at the very least one karaoke date on The Bachelor.
Grant’s household life shouldn’t be excellent, and whereas he calls himself a “mama’s boy,” he has opened up about his dad’s habit wrestle, telling viewers that his father checked himself into rehab earlier than his Bachelorette journey.
The Bachelor is at present on hiatus and can return in January 2025.